Curt Schilling Is Running For the Senate Against Elizabeth Warren in 2018, If His Wife Lets Him

Curt Schilling called into a Providence, Rhode Island radio station on Tuesday to declare his 2018 Senate campaign.

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Earlier this week, Curt Schilling added to his list of ignominious statements on social media and television when he defended Donald Trump's objectifying commentary of a 10-year-old girl. This time, it seems like he's really trying to follow in The Donald and his supporters' footsteps by trolling Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren.

During an three-hour interview Tuesday on Providence, Rhode Island radio station WPRO-AM, the legendary MLB pitcher called in to declare his candidacy to run for the Senate against Warren in 2018. It seems, though, that his campaign is contingent on his wife's go-ahead.

“I’ve made my decision. I’m going to run,” Schilling stated. “But–but–I haven’t talked to Shonda, my wife. And ultimately it’s going to come down to how her and I feel this would affect our marriage and our kids.”

His spouse later called into the show to admit that she's still unsure of her decision to allow the staunch right-wing conservative to make the run for office. In August, Schilling said that he plans to run for president someday, but wants to run for a state office first. 

You may think that Schilling was calling the station to offer an apology for the fact that his 38 Studios video game company bled the state's taxpayers dry out of $75 million dollars from 2010 to 2012. However, the bloody-socked pitching legend added insult to the injury of the Ocean State's collective wallet.

Schilling blamed the state government for the situation. "If I was the governor, I would have never even offered this deal." He added, "The government doesn’t belong in private business. But I’m on the other side of this. My job and responsibility is to my company and to my employees and I was doing everything I could do, within my legal means, to make that be a success." The state's financial adviser, First Southwest, approved the loan to bankroll his company, and the state later sued Schilling and other key players in the company after it went belly-up. 

Complex reached out to Schilling's camp about his purported Senate run, but calls were not returned at press time. 

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